Troy blinked. He licked his chapped lips and looked around. Everything was white. He knew where he was immediately. He visibly cringed. He looked next to him. The only colour in the room was his sleeping mom and dad's clothes. His mom stirred. She opened her eyes and gasped.
'Jack.' She said, hitting her husband's arm. 'Jack!'
'Huh? What?' Jack was suddenly wide awake.
Lucille's answer was just rushing to Troy's bedside and grabbing his hand. 'Honey? Can you hear me? Talk to me. Troy, honey, say something.'
'Mom…' It was a strain for him just to get one word out.
'Hi baby.' Lucille started crying.
'Mom…don't cry.' Troy said. He tried to lift his arm but it was too heavy and painful.
Suddenly he started to remember what happened. 'Gabi?' he said, worried.
He saw his mom tense up. 'Dead?' he murmured, tears in his eyes.
'Oh no, honey! She's not dead, but…she hasn't woken up yet.'
'How…how long?'
He assumed she'd say a day or two, a week at most. It came as a surprise when he got his answer.
'It's been 3 weeks, sport.' Jack said. 'I'm gonna go get Chad.'
Troy nodded painfully. A minute later and Chad walked in. He smiled sadly.
'I'm gonna go get some coffee. Jack, come with me.' Lucille said, and they headed out.
Troy frowned. What were they hiding? Chad looked at him, but he avoided eye contact.
'Chad? What's the matter?' Troy saw Chad's sad eyes.
'They didn't tell you?' Chad said.
'Tell me what?' Troy was starting to get worried.
'I don't know if I should…' Chad gulped back tears.
'Did someone die?'
Chad looked at him with wide eyes. 'Wait, were you told anything?'
'Just that Gabi hadn't woken up yet. But she's fine, right?'
'I…I don't know. But Troy, one person didn't die. 18 did.'
Everything stopped. 'Who?'
'Actually, 21 did. Because Daniel, Eric and James turned the guns on themselves after they killed people. But…when we tried to get you and Gabs out of there, they shot…they shot Jase…'
Troy knew what he meant. 'Jase…?'
'Troy, Jason died. Eric shot at Kelsi and he jumped in front of her.'
'Oh my God.' Troy felt tears come to his eyes.
'Troy, there's more.'
What else didn't his parents tell him?
'What?'
'Gabriella's on life-support.''
'Okay…' Troy didn't see where he was going with this.
'The doctors say they're taking her off it tonight.'
I'm going back to school tomorrow so I won't be updating as often. As much as I would love to skip school… :D
Also, thanks to the people who told me that Troy's mom was called Lucille.
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